Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum is the first centralized monarch in China's ancient feudal society, and it is the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang doesn't need to introduce it too much. The cultural relics excavated from his mausoleum have caused a sensation all over the world. Not to mention the Terracotta Warriors, it is puzzling enough to say that there are 100 tons of mercury stored in that tomb. According to relevant historical records, this amazing amount of mercury was written by Huai Qing, a rich woman and a big cinnabar family at that time.

First, the use of mercury in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum Qin Shihuang was a monarch who highly praised his achievements. Since he ascended the throne, he has ordered people to build a mausoleum. He has been buying and investing in all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry for 39 years, and almost wants to move all his political achievements and everything to his grave intact. Mercury has two uses. One is to use mercury as a symbol of water. The second is to prevent grave robbers. Mercury is volatile, toxic and harmful to human body, which can deter grave robbers. Moreover, mercury can also play an anti-corrosion role in the mausoleum.

Second, the richest woman in China? Make big money? The amount of mercury in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum is quite amazing. This batch of mercury comes from a loyal widow in the ancient Bashu area. This woman's name is Huai Qing. After her husband died, she helped manage the family business and later became a famous cinnabar tycoon in this area. Huaiqing holds the lifeblood of cinnabar, which has great attraction to Qin Shihuang. Because cinnabar was considered to be an essential material for refining elixir. So later Huaiqing was imprisoned, and it was precisely because of this that Qin Shihuang was able to transport a large amount of cinnabar to the mausoleum and successfully poured 100 tons of mercury.

Ancient smelting technology is limited, but if cinnabar is smelted, the probability of converting it into mercury is close to 90%. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to speculate and imagine that a large amount of cinnabar will be transported from Bashu area to a smelting place, and after a whole set of smelting process, safety measures will be taken to prevent mercury from volatilizing into gas, and it will be poured into the corresponding position in the underground palace according to the distribution of the Yellow River and Bohai Sea. The link of mercury alone is already a big project. Coupled with other precious cultural relics of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, it can be seen that it wastes manpower and material resources.